UCL in the media
Who was Maria Edgeworth?
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language and Literature) discusses the life, work and legacy of eighteenth century author Maria Edgeworth.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's Woman's HourSurgeons carry out first synthetic windpipe transplant
Professor Alexander Seifalian (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) and his team designed and built the synthetic windpipe 'scaffold' used in an operation announced today.
Read: UCL press release More coverage: BBC News Online, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Daily TelegraphShould I test my genes? The price of life
Professor Steve Humphries (UCL Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics) highlights the increased risk of heart disease associated with familial hypercholesterolemia and explains how sufferers could be identified and treated.
Watch: BBC 2's Should I Test My Genes (from 38mins 14s)Beauty in every grain
Stunning photography by UCL alumnus Professor Gary Greenberg reveals the beauty of individual grains of sand.
Read: Daily Mail, More coverage: MetroMapping for Change
Mapping for Change, a social enterprise partnership between UCL and London 21 Sustainability Network, enables grassroots organisations to engage with the public on a range of issues, from local environmental inequalities to community action to tackle climate change.
Read: GEO:connexionWhy university admissions are a lottery
Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy) writes that even in this age of the intrusion of market discipline into higher education, the area of university admissions has remained remarkably resistant to close scrutiny.
Read: The Guardian'Warning shot fired' over contempt of court
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws) discusses whether media coverage prejudices the decisions of juries.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's Today (from 2mins 12s)Universities face hard lessons to compete in marketplace
UCL President & Provost Professor Malcolm Grant comments on the implications of the Government's higher education White Paper for UCL.
Read: FT (£)Highlights of the UCL Bartlett Summer Show
The Telegraph's picture slideshow highlights a number of exhibits from the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture Summer Show 2011, which runs from 1-9 July.
Read: Daily Telegraph, More info: The BartlettBabies can 'hear' emotion at three months
UCL researchers have found new evidence that babies can respond to emotions in a human voice at just three months old - earlier than previously thought.
Read: BBC Online